Victoria, et al, The phrase 'bummer' refers to the last train of the day to that particular place. In the days of many commuter trains, they generally left the depot after 10 or 11 PM. Mac

Does anyone know what the term "bummer" means when used in the context of a person traveling? The sentence using it is as follows: "He had come out from Pittsburgh on the bummer..." I'm wondering if it has something to do with a train? This was in a 1931 obituary I was reading and I had never heard the term before. Victoria Hospodar Valentine

This is a reminder for the Master Roll Call. Those of you who's OWN last names begin with A through G, send your information to my other email address: moonshadow616@attbi.com and REMEMBER to follow the format that was sent earlier. Thanks, Sue McAlister http://homepages.about.com/tomssue/mcalisterpainterbickhartfamily/ Administrator for: PA-PITTSBURGH and PA-WESTMORELAND-HISTORIC Administrator for: BALLES, ECKER, KELLAWAY, KELLOWAY, MCCALLISTER, MCALLISTER, SKELLY, PAINTER, PAYNTER Administrator for: Adoption, Mystery, Horror, Stay-At-Home-Moms, M-W- C, Nost-TV, Palm-Gen and Westie --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.306 / Virus Database: 166 - Release Date: 12/4/2001

This is a forward from another list that I thought might be of interest to some of you. Sue* ----- Original Message ----- > To: <COALMINERS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 9:51 AM > Subject: [C-M] Tourist Mine in PA > > Hello Listers: > > Last year I was hoping that our tourist mine in Lansford, PA. USA would be > > open for tourism. Well, it took another year to get everything > accomplished > > that the state mine inspectors requested. This mine is an Anthracite Coal > > Mine and was driven in 1855. We tried to keep it authentic as possible. We > > didn't want it to look like a Disney World creation or a New York Subway. > > The mine is located in North East Pennsylvania and is close to route 80, > 81 > > or the North East Ext. of the Turnpike. Our grand opening will be on June > > 1, 2002. > > The mine tours will be Fri thru Sun from 10:Am to 4:PM. I > > So, if you're planning a vacation in this neck of the woods, stop by for a > > tour of our museum and mine. The cost of the tour of the mine museum and > > mine is $7.00 > > Dave Kuchta --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.306 / Virus Database: 166 - Release Date: 12/4/2001

Sorry to all of the other listers but I saw this on another list and recognized the surname and couldn't remember whose surname it was. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Andrew Petta" <apetta@netwurx.net> To: <WIMILWAU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 12:28 PM Subject: [WiMilwau] OTT > Hi, > I just did a bit of Research at the Milwaukee County Courthouse. > Wondering if anyone might be researching this line: > > OTT > > OTT's found in Probate Files in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: > George--95076 Vol 169, page 226; Certificate of Survivorship/Date of > Filing 22 August 1934 > George F.--41610; Vol 65-page 410; Petition Filed 7 March 1918 Vol > 295-page 393 > George T.--80944; Vol 143-page 394; Certificate of Survivorship/Date of > Filing: 13 October 1930 > John 3476; microfilm 45; recorded Vol 14 page 60 > John vol 374 page 039; microfilm roll 1938; Date of Filing 27 July 1959 > John DOF 8 Sepember 1953 > John--110,842; Certificate of Survivorship 25 April 1938 > John--8 September 1937 > John Sr.--Date of Filing 14 Feb 1938 > John V.--3800 North 92nd Street; Date of Death 31 May 1975; Will 12 > June 1975 > Joseph--Date of Filing (DOF):23 February 1940 > Joseph J.--5519 West Washington Blvd; Date of Death: 29 April 1927 > **Alois--70124--Date of Filing: 31 December 1927; Will/Court: 122 page > 424; > --Recorded Vol 460-605; Vol 448--567 > Ben--71670-- Date of Filing 12 May 1928; Vol 125 page 470; Vol 433 page > 61 > Katharina (Catherine)--Vol 230 page 286; Date of Filing 23 February > 1943 > Katharina--43378--Date of Filing 17 December 1918; Vol 69 page 178; Vol > 322 page 577; Bl 464 page 7 > Katherine--68239--Vol 119 page 39; Date of Filing 21 June 1927 Vol > 451--253 > > Please contact me at: > apetta@netwurx.net > Thank You, > Susan > > ______________________________ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.282 / Virus Database: 150 - Release Date: 9/25/01

As requested Sue, Subj: [PITTSBURGH] Instructions--Master Roll Call Date: 12/10/01 12:13:22 AM Eastern Standard Time From: <A HREF="mailto:starshine166@attbi.com">starshine166@attbi.com</A> Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com">PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com">PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com</A> Sent from the Internet (Details) Enough of you expressed interest in the Master Roll Call already so I'm going to get started on it. The instructions are below, please follow them EXACTLY and it will make my job a lot easier. Additionally, it will prevent mistakes in your information when I transfer it to a Word Document. I'm going to ask specific groups of you at a time to send me your information. The first group is for those of you whose OWN last names begin with the letters A thru G to begin sending their surnames of interest. (For example, my own last name is McAlister, so I won't be in the group from A to G). Ladies--I don't care if you want to consider your maiden names or married names as to determining what group you want to be in. 1. Open up a new email and address it to: moonshadow616@attbi.com . This is another email account of mine. Please DO NOT use the moonshadow email account for anything other than the Master Roll Call. 2. In the subject line, list your surnames in alphabetical order. Example: Anderson, Davis, Roberts, Quinn, etc. 3. In the body of the email, type PITTSBURGH LIST, then list your surnames of interest as follows but DO NOT number them (an example will be used): PITTSBURGH LIST: ANDERSON, John, Forest Hills area, born 00/00/0000 died 00/00/000. Spouse's surname:SMITH. Contact: 'put your email address here' DAVIS, Jane, Wilkinsburg area, born 00/0000 died 00/00/0000. Spouse's surname: JONES. Contact: 'put your email address here' Follow the above format for all of your surnames of interest. Obviously if you don't have all of the information, skip over it. You can list as many surnames as you want. If you don't follow the format, I WILL have to kick it back to you. I know this is a long email but I'm trying to ferret out the bugs from the first Master Roll Call. If you have any questions, email me OFF LIST at: starshine166@attbi.com. I hope to get this completed and back to all of you in January. Our first Master Roll Call was a huge success. Thanks, Sue McAlister http://homepages.about.com/tomssue/mcalisterpainterbickhartfamily/ Administrator for: PA-PITTSBURGH and PA-WESTMORELAND-HISTORIC Administrator for: BALLES, ECKER, KELLAWAY, KELLOWAY, MCCALLISTER, MCALLISTER, SKELLY, PAINTER, PAYNTER Administrator for: Adoption, Mystery, Horror, Stay-At-Home-Moms, M-W- C, Nost-TV, Palm-Gen and Westie

Lorra Bella(Laura) CHAMBERLAIN/CHAMBERLIN,b Mar. 11, 1874 in Cumberland Co PA moved to McKEES Rock, Alleghney Co PA married BIGLER Children Geo. C. BIGLER b. Mar. 28, 1881 Kitty b. July 22, 1885 married Clarence McFEATHERS Roy H. , b. abt 1887, lived in McKees Rock at 1232 Church Ave. Percy, b. abt 1891 ,lived in McKees Rock Bessie, b. July 14, 1894 married SCHUETTE1st hus, 2nd hus. Oscar FINDLEY lived in McKees Rock Clarence, b. Aug. 27, 1896 d. Oct. 1973 lived in Ingram, d. in Mc Kees Rock, married Anna John, b. Mar. 17, 1898 wife Helen Mabel, Married Ralph DICKSON< lived in McKees Rock Any help Appreciated, Thanks Thelma

Hi everyone, I've been getting replies with your information. PLEASE remember to use the format outlined. CAPITALIZE your surnames of interest, and remember to head it with the PITTSBURGH-LIST name. I'm doing a MRC for other lists as well. Thanks, Sue McAlister http://homepages.about.com/tomssue/mcalisterpainterbickhartfamily/ Administrator for: PA-PITTSBURGH and PA-WESTMORELAND-HISTORIC Administrator for: BALLES, ECKER, KELLAWAY, KELLOWAY, MCCALLISTER, MCALLISTER, SKELLY, PAINTER, PAYNTER Administrator for: Adoption, Mystery, Horror, Stay-At-Home-Moms, M-W- C, Nost-TV, Palm-Gen and Westie --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.306 / Virus Database: 166 - Release Date: 12/4/2001

Could someone with old Allegheny Co phone books check and see if this is listed and let me know what year you found her? Mary Rhodes, 315 Euclid Ave, Dravosburg, PA 15034 phone number her or a relative named David was 724-466-5740 We found this in a grandmother's address book but we don't know what years she used the book. She lived from 1880s to 1971. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks, Janet Currie

I have 4 McKee relatives who died within a couple days of each other from gunshot wounds on May 10th and 12th 1966. Is there anyone one this list with McKee relatives or access to old Pittsburgh or Allegheny County newspapers who could try to find out something about this event for me? Thank you so much. Lisa Brickell Christensen

Enough of you expressed interest in the Master Roll Call already so I'm going to get started on it. The instructions are below, please follow them EXACTLY and it will make my job a lot easier. Additionally, it will prevent mistakes in your information when I transfer it to a Word Document. I'm going to ask specific groups of you at a time to send me your information. The first group is for those of you whose OWN last names begin with the letters A thru G to begin sending their surnames of interest. (For example, my own last name is McAlister, so I won't be in the group from A to G). Ladies--I don't care if you want to consider your maiden names or married names as to determining what group you want to be in. 1. Open up a new email and address it to: moonshadow616@attbi.com . This is another email account of mine. Please DO NOT use the moonshadow email account for anything other than the Master Roll Call. 2. In the subject line, list your surnames in alphabetical order. Example: Anderson, Davis, Roberts, Quinn, etc. 3. In the body of the email, type PITTSBURGH LIST, then list your surnames of interest as follows but DO NOT number them (an example will be used): PITTSBURGH LIST: ANDERSON, John, Forest Hills area, born 00/00/0000 died 00/00/000. Spouse's surname:SMITH. Contact: 'put your email address here' DAVIS, Jane, Wilkinsburg area, born 00/0000 died 00/00/0000. Spouse's surname: JONES. Contact: 'put your email address here' Follow the above format for all of your surnames of interest. Obviously if you don't have all of the information, skip over it. You can list as many surnames as you want. If you don't follow the format, I WILL have to kick it back to you. I know this is a long email but I'm trying to ferret out the bugs from the first Master Roll Call. If you have any questions, email me OFF LIST at: starshine166@attbi.com. I hope to get this completed and back to all of you in January. Our first Master Roll Call was a huge success. Thanks, Sue McAlister http://homepages.about.com/tomssue/mcalisterpainterbickhartfamily/ Administrator for: PA-PITTSBURGH and PA-WESTMORELAND-HISTORIC Administrator for: BALLES, ECKER, KELLAWAY, KELLOWAY, MCCALLISTER, MCALLISTER, SKELLY, PAINTER, PAYNTER Administrator for: Adoption, Mystery, Horror, Stay-At-Home-Moms, M-W- C, Nost-TV, Palm-Gen and Westie --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.306 / Virus Database: 166 - Release Date: 12/5/2001

Patrick J. Walsh from Abbeydorney, Ireland. Son of Patrick and Ellen (Delaney)Walsh was born June 1868. Came to US in 1890 to join his two brothers Jerimiah and Daniel in Pgh. moved to Youngstown Ohio about 1893. Married Catherine Bowe (Ireland) in January 1894 at St. Columba's Church Youngstown, Ohio. They had 7 children:Helen born 1896,James born 1898,John 1900, Marie 1902, Catherine 1904,Margaret 1906, Maurice Regis 1909.Catherine Bowe Walsh died in Pgh. in 1909. Patrick along with his two brothers was a Pgh. Police Officer. About 1912 he married Mary Mogan.They lived on Robinson Street in Oakland.Patrick died on May 1,1931. Mary Mogan Walsh died in Pgh.in 1951.They are burried at Calvary Cemetary in Pgh. Ambrose Coyle born in Wilkes-Barre Pa. in 1885.Parents Michael W. Coyle and Jennette McDonald Coyle. Came to Pgh. prior to 1920. He was a brick layer. In the 1920 census he was married to a Margaret who had two children. They devorced prior to 1940. Ambrose married Margaret Walsh Schmitt in Maryland in Sept.1943 or 1944.They had one daughter. Ambrose died in Pgh.in Jan. 1953. Margaret died in in Pgh. in 1978. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com

I won't even make a comment on that! Al At 11:19 PM 12/8/2001, you wrote: >guess Al doesn't know how to spell budge. > > >==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== >Check out these COMMUNITY LISTS: MyStErY, Horror, SAHM, M-W-C, Nost-TV, >Palm-Gen, and Westie > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237

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guess Al doesn't know how to spell budge.

I know I'm asking for trouble, but how many of you are interested in getting the Master Roll Call started now? If you are, let me know OFF LIST at: starshine166@attbi.com. DON'T click on reply to this message, copy and paste my address into a new email. Those of you who want to vote 'no,' don't contact me. I have no problems getting it started now and will be able to get it done and posted back to everyone in the beginning of January. Sue McAlister http://homepages.about.com/tomssue/mcalisterpainterbickhartfamily/ Administrator for: PA-PITTSBURGH and PA-WESTMORELAND-HISTORIC Administrator for: BALLES, ECKER, KELLAWAY, KELLOWAY, MCCALLISTER, MCALLISTER, SKELLY, PAINTER, PAYNTER Administrator for: Adoption, Mystery, Horror, Stay-At-Home-Moms, M-W- C, Nost-TV, Palm-Gen and Westie --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.306 / Virus Database: 166 - Release Date: 12/4/2001

LINHART, Christopher, buried Bush Creek Cem. GORSHIN, Louisa, w/o Mathew HRAVATIC HRAVATIC, Mathew, f/o John, Rudy, Frank, Ann, Emma, Rose, Angeline, Mary DEWALT, Daniel b. 1848, s/o Thomas, s/o Peter HERMAN, Ulrich, f/o Mary Ellen b. 1833, d. 1906, & Abraham (Iowa)

Sue, I don't know whether I missed it........ or ignored it, considering from where it came! Actually, I don't know what the heck you're talking about. Al At 01:15 AM 12/8/2001, you wrote: >Al, >Before you point it out to me, I'm aware that I made a spelling mistake. >Sue* > > >--- > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.306 / Virus Database: 166 - Release Date: 12/5/2001 > > >==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== >How to unsubscribe. Send a message to:PITTSBURGH-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com >that contains ONLY the word, 'unsubscribe' in the text area. > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237

To: All Concerned From: Santa Claus I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will no longer serve the States of Georgia, Florida, Virginia and North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Arkansas on Christmas Eve. Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my contract was renegotiated by North American Fairies and Elves Local 209. As part of the new and better contract I also get longer breaks for milk and cookies so keep that in mind. However, I'm certain that your children will be in good hands with your local replacement who happens to be my third cousin, Bubba Claus. His side of the family is from the South Pole. He shares my goal of delivering toys to all the good boys and girls; however, there are a few differences between us. Differences such as: 1. There is no danger of the Grinch stealing your presents from Bubba Claus. He has a gun rack on his sleigh and a bumper sticker that reads: "These toys protected by Smith and Wesson." 2. Instead of milk and cookies, Bubba Claus prefers that children leave an RC cola and pork rinds [or a moon pie] on the fireplace. And Bubba doesn't smoke a pipe. He dips a little snuff though, so please have an empty spit can handy. 3. Bubba Claus' sleigh is pulled by floppy-eared, flyin' coon dogs instead of reindeer. I made the mistake of loaning him a couple of my reindeer one time, and Blitzen's head now overlooks Bubba's fireplace. 4. You won't hear "On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen.." when Bubba Claus arrives. Instead, you'll hear, "On Earnhardt, on Andretti, on Elliott and Petty." 5. "Ho, Ho, Ho!" has been replaced by "Yee Haw!" And you also are likely to hear Bubba's elves respond, "I her'd dat!" 6. As required by Southern highway laws, Bubba Claus' sleigh does have a Yosemite Sam safety triangle on the back with the words "Back Off." 7. The usual Christmas movie classics such as "Miracle on 34th Street" and "It's a Wonderful Life" will not be shown in your negotiated viewing area. Instead, you'll see "Boss Hogg Saves Christmas" and "Smokey and the Bandit IV" featuring Burt Reynolds as Bubba Claus and dozens of state patrol cars crashing into each other. And Finally, 8. Bubba Claus doesn't wear a belt. If I were you, I'd make sure you, the wife, and the kids turn the other way when he bends over to put presents under the tree. Sincerely Yours, Santa Claus Member of North American Fairies and Elves Union 1225 Sue McAlister http://homepages.about.com/tomssue/mcalisterpainterbickhartfamily/ Administrator for: PA-PITTSBURGH and PA-WESTMORELAND-HISTORIC Administrator for: BALLES, ECKER, KELLAWAY, KELLOWAY, MCCALLISTER, MCALLISTER, SKELLY, PAINTER, PAYNTER Administrator for: Adoption, Mystery, Horror, Stay-At-Home-Moms, M-W- C, Nost-TV, Palm-Gen and Westie --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.306 / Virus Database: 166 - Release Date: 12/4/2001